Joba knows his role  —  Yankees inform righty that he'll start season in bullpen  —  TAMPA, Fla. — The argument of whether Joba Chamberlain can best serve the Yankees out of their starting rotation or bullpen isn't settled — not by a long shot.  But for the purposes of Opening Day, the right-hander finally has his answer.

Hughes ‘close’ despite struggles  —  Righty fine-tuning pitches in final weeks of Spring Training  —  BRADENTON, Fla. — Phil Hughes has never hung around a big league camp this long, but those who know his career path would recognize this as the point when the spring results always get a little wobbly.

Uribe waived?  That's news to him  —  TUCSON, Ariz. - Reports continued to circulate around the White Sox camp that the club placed former starting shortstop Juan Uribe on waivers prior to today's game with Colorado.  —  The first news of this move came on WSCR-AM (670).

Blanco (finally) knocking at door  —  Kissimmee, Fla. — Every once in a while comes a player like Gregor Blanco, who has plenty of physical tools, puts up good numbers annually in competitive Latin American winter leagues, but has something that's keeping him stuck in the minor league system …